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Do you need to be a trained health care professional to diagnose subtle OMI on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The provider had sent the patient for an aortic dissection scan which had shown extremely heavy calcification of the LAD. There was a 100% proximal LAD occlusion that was opened and stented. Such proficient interpreters include health care assistants and EKG technicians. The cath lab was activated.